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Try using simple green. I think a 30% simple green to 70% water and soaking them in a bucket might work.. I've been using it lately, and found that it works quite well for cleaning, and Simple Green has a minty-type scent... Scott Lyttle (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Going Ape Crazy...
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(...) I wonder if they'd be able to interpret LEGO instructions???? ROSCO (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hi! (...) I talked with a chemsit a few days ago about the same problem. This is what he supposed: 1. Nicotin does not like heat, 40-50°C is nice for the water. That temp should not do any harm to the bricks. 2. Nicotin is a kind of oil. Adding (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) " ABS is an amorphous thermoplastic blend. The recipe is 15-35% acrylnitrile, 5-30% butadiene and 40-60% styrene. Depending on the blend different properties can be achieved." As to the original question, it's hard to talk about the molecular (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New 1000 piece red tub #4013 Create and Imagine
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(...) Actually it is already available in Europe and Australia, but not in the US... Kecia :-) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Not sure if anyone saw this or posted about it, but I found it interesting. (URL) would like to see a follow up if these guys figure out how to actually build something. Although if they start showing up at LUG meetings, I will get worried... :) (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Looks worthwhile. It says it is not available yet, and the packaging in the image indicates this is another set with an age group of 6 to 99. That makes me all happy inside. :) Hope this one becomes available soon. -Hendo (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Just saw this new 1000 piece red tub at S@H: (URL) is lower than 4107. Anyone seen information about this before? Kecia :-) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hello all! First, i'd like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for the 999 votes we have so far for the Minifig Hall of Fame this month!!! It's a huge improvement over last month's 37 votes. We are very happy to announce we have added another (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general) !
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"Rob Hendrix" <rhendrix.removebefo...g@cei.net> skrev i meddelandet news:HB919E.Bpz@lugnet.com... (...) Welcome to the guild! (...) Some :-) Since 1973, done it for a living since 1980. -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Thematically I suppose I could have waited a couple of weeks and announced this small sculpture on my own birthday, but I'm sure I'll have something else to announce by then, so here goes: (URL) welcome, eric (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build) !
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(...) I have used a liquid disinfectant soap to great success. What I do is dump the smokey parts into a soapy bath and leave them for at least a day, if not several. Then I dump them out (the water often runs black), rinse them, and then run them (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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I would bet that this decrease in mass/stud as the brick lengthens has to do with the fact that for the smaller bricks the end 'walls' account for more volume on a percentage basis. eric (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Look a little bit harder. Note that the bottom studs, in a normal brick extending all the way up, are interupted by the pegholes in a technic brick. I estimate that the surface to subtract for the two holes in the brick wall and the surface to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Use Lysol Kitchen Cleaner - white bottle with purple trim. I use it full strength on ABS Lego that is really bad, or cut it all the way down to about 1/8 strength for the old Acetate Lego or really weathered stuff. It will even take the smoke smell (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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I purchased some bulk Legos on eBay recently and unfortunately they must have come from a smoking house. Any recommendations on washing Legos to cut this smell down? Thanks. (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) from a thread about two years ago- of course this is half the length you need. (URL) brick = 3.06061 g 1x8 technic brk = 2.89084 g It's interesting to note the relative mass per stud appears to decrease as the length of the brick increases. I (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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(...) You may find these sets now called 'Junior' instead of Jack Stone. They are exactly the same. We have had the new road plates for a while, and what we have noticed is that on the back of the pack where you have the suggestions for your town, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: The "return" of Town in 2003 - new road plates sighted
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Kmart Brunswick - new WIDE roads. Picture shows "Cre8r"&"Jax" dudes living in relative harmony with "Minis". No 2003 catlogs though. Sorry didn't check price. I am happy to see new road plates, I used to love mixing up my Road, Crater and Space (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: A big day for the Building Instructions Portal
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(...) Jake, generating thumbnails automatically is actually pretty easy to do. There are several ways of doing it, depending on your OS, etc. Even if you are not able to generate them on your server, it's still easy to set something up. If you're (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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